The Thunderhawk Wrestling Team continued to establish last night that they are one of the elite wrestling programs in the area, topping district nemesis, Lakota West, for the second year in a row.  The Firebird stands were filled with black Thursday night as East won the first two matches and never looked back.  The Hawks racked up a final score of 43-20, earning their third dual meet against the Firebirds. 

Overall East won 9 of the fourteen matches, five of which were by pins.  Jacob Landers (120), Eric Sullivan (145), Taft Maness (160), Jacob Burton (195) and Daniel Roth (106) all won via falls.  Tim Bowman earned a major decision win over his West opponent, while Shane Jenkins (126), Joshua Taylor (138), and Austin Daly (113) also produced East decisions. For a complete breakdown of the matches click here.

With last nights win East improves its dual meet record to 8-2.  Next up, East will face the city's top ranked teams (Moeller-1, Mason-2) in a Super Tri Meet at Moeller this Saturday, January 28th. This will conclude East's regular season schedule, with the GMC Championships looming on Saturday, February 4th at Oak Hills. Congratulations and Go Hawks!!

Click to see pictures from this event!

Varsity

JV

Freshmen

Attention all student athletes who are planning on participating at the collegiate level next year. The East winter college signing day will be held on February 1, 2012 at 7:45 a.m. in Rm. 200. All students interested in participating need to pick up the informational packet in the Athletic office. Packets must be returned by January 25th.

Lakota East High School has announced the dates for it's Winter Sports Senior nights. Don't forget to attend these events to celebrate our Senior Athletes:

2/4/12
(Prior to the Varsity game at 2:00 p.m.)
Girls Basketball

2/10/12
(Prior to the Varsity game at 7:30 p.m.)
Boys Basketball
Cheer
Bowling
Gymnastics
Quiz Team
Chess

The Thunderhawk Boy's JV Basketball Team participated in the Roger Bacon Tournament during winter break and finished as the overall champion at the event.  The tournament is held each year during the Holiday's providing area JV teams an excellent opportunity to compete against some very good local talent.

East defeated Mason in their first game by a score of 36-23.  See below for individual game stats:

Sophomore Luke Schwartz – 15 pts., 10 rebounds
Sophomore Eric Eichler added 7 pts, 5 assists
Sophomore pt. guard Abdul Bah had 6 assists

In the Championship game East defeated host Roger Bacon by a score of 54-38.  The young Hawks were down by 3 at the half, but outscored the Spartans 12-4 in the 3rd quarter to take control and go on to victory.  See below for individual game stats:

Sophomore Eric Eichler – 18 pts, 6 rebounds
Sophomore Luke Schwartz – 10 pts, 8 rebounds
Sophomores Andrew Reichert, Abdul Bah and Junior Derek Sasthav added 6 pts apiece

The team is having an outstanding season to date under JV Head Coach Ryan Lucas, with an overall record of 10-1 and GMC mark at 5-0.  Next up the JV will visit Mason on Friday, January 13th with a 6:00pm tip off.

Lakota families looking for assistance with their children's athletic fees are encouraged to apply for grant consideration. A Fund, held at The Community Foundation has been established by private donations to cover half of the athletic fee assessed to student participating in sports within Lakota Schools.  The Lakota Athletic Fee Fund awarded 20 scholarships to Lakota Students for their participation in Winter Sports.

This scholarship opportunity is for Junior and Senior High students.  Families interested in submitting an application for consideration must submit a letter to The Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty indicating their desire for assistance. The letter should include the name of the student athlete, school and grade level. The letter should also include a rationalization and insight into the family's hardship, the benefit the students will receive from athletic participation and insight into the family's ability to cover half of the athletic fee charged to the student. Families should also include documentation of other financial assistance being provided. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee of West Chester and Liberty Township residents.  Letters should be submitted to:

The Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty
Attn: Lakota Athletic Participation Fee Fund
5641 Union Centre Drive
West Chester, OH 45069

A limited number of scholarships are available. Only one scholarship per student will be awarded in a school year.  Deadline to apply for consideration for Junior High Spring Sports is February 10th . The Deadline to apply for Senior High Spring Sports is March 2nd .

Community Members who wish to support the Lakota Athletic Participation Fee Fund can make a donation payable to the Lakota Athletic Participation Fee Fund c/o The Community Foundation of West Chester/Liberty. For more information contact Melissa Benedict at 513-874-5450.

The Community Foundation exists to encourage, support and facilitate philanthropy. To learn more about The Community Foundation's, please call 513-874-5450 or visit the website www.wclfoundation.com

The Lakota East Athletic Department is teaming up with QuoteGuardian.com to launch a very important fundraising initiative. Click, Save and Raise (campaign name) will hopefully produce additional funds to support Thunderhawk athletes and their programs at the high school. 

"QuoteGuardian.com is providing Lakota East with a very generous opportunity to raise much needed athletic resources," said East Athletic Director Richard Bryant. "We think we have found a very unique fundraising program that is simple and easy, but could also provide a direct savings to our supporters. We need everyone, (coaches, parents/families, staff, boosters, fans, etc.) to get involved with this to make it successful."

UNLIKE MANY TRADITIONAL FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS, THERE IS NOTHING TO PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTE!

Participants are asked to CLICK on the link above, and complete a request for insurance quotes for their auto, home and life. There is absolutely no obligation to purchase anything. In many cases participants discover they are paying too much and can SAVE on their current premiums. In other cases the service acts as a checkup to confirm that their current costs are satisfactory. Each quote that is submitted generates $20 for auto, $20 for home, and $25 for life (total $65). Submissions are made via the QuoteGuardian.com link and will immediately RAISE funds for Lakota East Athletics. The average time to submit a typical quote for most participants is only 10-15 minutes. 

QUOTEGUARDIAN.COM NIGHT AT HAWKS NEST...FRIDAY OCTOBER 21ST!

Friday's home football game versus Princeton has been designated as QuoteGuardian.com Night at Thunderhawk Stadium. Representatives will be located near the main gate to answer any questions and pass out information about the program. Every adult at the stadium will be encouraged to take home a card with the simple instructions on how to support the fundraising effort. Your quote can be submitted NOW by clicking the link above.

The athletic department is targeting a minimum of 500 responders who will submit three quotes for auto, home and life and help raise an amount of over $30,000. The possibility exists to raise even larger amounts from the expected strong support of our loyal Lakota East Community.

WE CAN DO THIS WITH EVERYONES PARTICIPATION! CLICK ABOVE...FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN SAVE AND HELP US RAISE!